Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-02

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If ". Q. DODGE, the VICE pfesident 81 the conn
n1svee Hezided Lass pighsss ths meseine OF the
Cnneng Representative Committee OF one Hun.
ds04 II. Feadaak We president bslng out Of
town The INST business was the consideration Of
q Amendments 70 The falsa offered b. Cen. Hovey,
q follows: Tho reports Of standing sub-com-
mteees requiring the appointment Of a executive
committee shall lie over 70 the next regular meet.
Ing after said rep0fts Ire naae and % printed be-
tore being called up for action"
Propositions wefe made to amend this BY strik-
Ing out the words "and b printed" and also the
wefd ''resulxr." before meeting.
IN Favor OF DElIBERifIox.
Dr. Reybufn spoke In favor OF the amendment
= proposed BY Gen Hovey. because It insured
some deliberation before action. ave have had
one illustration Already In this committee" he
s y wnere the action might have been different
% oSs lie ss nos prsoSur
the wcro regular" before meeting was adopted.
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railroads. which had not yet been made. He said
sSas sns report should Pc at once considered
| counties wnen it meeLs TO consider this subject
Mr. Mullett Sata the reason Mr.. RObinson ad-
va opposing the amendment was the reason
4e Favored H. II a committee, he said, can hold
back It's business Intentionally or otherwise, until
the iast minute, until the Committee OF One Hun
se ssS' ms: q is asCs q
anendment that wou. d prevent such thing. They
nsa recently had considerable discussion about
/ 0f anu Inn nm, or Iyo HNo
Jectionable wottls Would have been stficEen out.
| adopted.
siLooks And scnoot-norsrs.
Dr. Rey burn, from the committee on schools
submitted report In relation to resolution from
Association No declaring 1t the sense OF that
saoa mat r. b
Ing, the distance being measured i'd direct line by
tne nearest traveied route. The committee on
schools offered In lieu Of this resolution, as
follows; "rhat the action OF the Conmi ssicners Of
this District 10 guarding the approaches 10 the
public schools from liquor saloons meets with our
mended that their said action be SO extended as 10
Pfohios the granting OF liquor licenses to any sa-
side Of q square upon which pubic school is stu.
ated, or upon the side OF square opposite thereto
or 70 any saloon located upon any OF the nearest
corners OF either OF the next adjoining squares"
| Dr. Reyburn said that under the preseaL regula-
ton wnle saio0n might be 400 fect away, meas
ured along the Adewaiks. y might really be within
| 100 feet Ia direct line. IN commlLLee thought
| IL Would be best TO make such q regulation US 10
keep saloons away from the school children. lie
| mentioned case, which he said had Ueen called
| 10 The Committees attentIOn, where q saloon was
within hundred feet or " Of q school building,
Seing directly opposite, but the measurement had
| A member asked how 1t came about that the
distance was liked at 400 feet.
NAL. Walker Said It Was a regulation made by
the commissioners 10 pursuance Of an act OF Con-
gress IL was regulation, he said, that had been
| more honored In the breach than In the observ-
ance.
TaE QUESTION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Mr.. Fnzzell suggested that there were private
schools also that should be considered; and offered
| an mendment to insert the words private schools
in the resolution.
Mr.. strasourger said that If such a rule were
adopted all he would have to do to abolish liquor
saloon would be to get some lady to open private
school In LIE vicinity.
Dr, Reyburn said he thought the proposition re-
considered hereafter; but he advised That the
matter be not complicated by inserting the words
Mr.. Mattinsly 0bjesteI to the adoption of any
report In which facts were alleged Unless the facts
We're Carefully inquired into and the committee
Mr.. Larner referred to newspaper interviews
with the commissioners as sustaining the facts,
but Mr. Matu1giy objected TO theln taking sucn
s s,a I Mr.: Larner said such statements
Gen hOvey said this & report Endorsed the action
81 Inc Com and da not question Or
an addition to their rules
READY Wire INsrAxcsa
DR.. Reyburn said II Mr.. Mattingly wanted facts
be could mention two or three saloons near the
Sumner school building, not 400 feet away, one Of
these being within 2e5 or go feet
enty.tWo Instances OF the kind within 400 ieet OF
school houses In the city, measured by myself"
ns r Me ar sac ns was net IN favor Of making
time There were institutions more harmful, he
held than liquor saloons that were allowed withiR
% stores for the sale OF iIusIrated newspapefS
The report Of the committee was adopted.
Mr.. LARNER's COMMITTEE.
When the committee On Streets avenues and
alleys was called Mr.. Larner read long report.
Mr. Iarners REPORT recited the fact that the sinh
provernents suggested by them In the schedule
they had submitted TO the District Commissioners
was about 81 CO., COO Much 10 the surprise OF the
COMMITTEES he said that in less than thirty SIX
hours after the schedule had been placed In the
0ominissionefs' hands they saw published
Ing that the total cost OF the improve
ments suggested would be 81, 69O, 21S, instead
Of al .0O0. The committee, from Its inyeslga-
ton since made, felt perfectly free to say that
their estimate OF 81 Is much nearer correct
than tue Commissioners estimate. The report
missioners estimates Of the cost Of these suggested
impI 0vements with the Estimates the Commission
erS mate IN their last report 10 Congress Tor The
improvement OF SOM OF the same streets and ave-
nues. The committee gave the Following items as
Examples, the FIRST gum In each case Oelng the es
takte given TO Congress- and the second me esli-
mate given 70 the Committees OF One Hundred
N.W.-23d St., from o.. 70 Pennsylvania ave-,
s. 76S ,ss2 ST., from 17th st. to Connections
ave, $13 24S 30 1175 st.. from 16tn TO 17th,
S4.S00. 50 28s 18th st., from to r. n, 800, &. 223
ST., nom 1tn 70 vth, s5,0ll, S. ass; New YORK
tails were respectively al d5 80 estimated to Cun-
gress against SD7,l31 Estimated to the Committee
Of One Hundred or an increase the report sad, OF
nearly 10 per cent on these few Streets. The re-
port said also that the committee found in nu-
lnerOus Instances he area In square yards OF tne
ply less than as estimated by the Commissioners,
ana they discovered That the cost Of grazing and
regulation - calculated By the Commissioners
Was at least - per cent above tue probable cost.
The committee Insisted "tnat the estimated cost
q thsir proposed schedule merely judging by tAe
work dOhe IN the past by the District authorities,
has been entirely overrated In their report by the
Commissioners; moreover, we again positively as
Sert that the work, ~ mapped out W your sub
committee can be accom- pltShed under careful su-
pervision as Originally stated, Tor the sum OF
8, &C., 600"
THE AProRrfoNMENr or IMPROVEMENTS.
1--WE have also been severely censured," the re-
port said, 'f0r the manner IN which we proposed
70 DIVIDE Of apporefon, the contemplated fmpfuve-
mentS In explanation we desire to call your at
tention to the O1cial table previously mentioned
by which 10 is apparent that OF tn 4S0 yards
OF concrete pavemenS on the streets and avenues
within the limits OF the city OF Washington
1905 712 YARDS q about q per cent, are located
pa. 7eS yards ff the northeast, southeast south
west and GeOrHet0wu combined. certainly proving